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2 | 2 | | *ADF051* 02/12/2025 10:36:11 AM ADF051 |
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3 | 3 | | State of Arkansas 1 |
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4 | 4 | | 95th General Assembly 2 |
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5 | 5 | | Regular Session, 2025 SR 23 3 |
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7 | 7 | | By: Senators Crowell, Stone, Caldwell, J. Boyd, J. Bryant, A. Clark, D. Wallace, C. Tucker, B. Davis, D. 5 |
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8 | 8 | | Sullivan, Dees, G. Stubblefield, J. Dismang, J. Scott, J. Dotson, Rice, J. English, J. Petty, Flippo, C. 6 |
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9 | 9 | | Penzo, S. Flowers, J. Payton, Gilmore, R. Murdock, K. Hammer, M. McKee, Hester, F. Love, Hickey, G. 7 |
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10 | 10 | | Leding, Hill, B. King, Irvin, M. Johnson, B. Johnson 8 |
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13 | 13 | | SENATE RESOLUTION 11 |
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14 | 14 | | TO RECOGNIZE FEBRUARY 15 -22, 2025, AS NATIONAL FFA 12 |
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15 | 15 | | WEEK. 13 |
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18 | 18 | | Subtitle 16 |
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19 | 19 | | TO RECOGNIZE FEBRUARY 15 -22, 2025, AS 17 |
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20 | 20 | | NATIONAL FFA WEEK. 18 |
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22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, the National FFA Organization and agricultural education 20 |
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23 | 23 | | provide a strong foundation for the youth of America and the future of the 21 |
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24 | 24 | | food, fiber, and natural resources systems; and 22 |
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26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, the Arkansas Division of the Future Farmers of America 24 |
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27 | 27 | | officers and the National FFA Organization officers serve as role models who 25 |
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28 | 28 | | inspire and encourage members to achieve premier leadership, personal growth, 26 |
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29 | 29 | | and career success; and 27 |
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31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, the Arkansas Division of the Future Farmers of America 29 |
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32 | 32 | | currently has seventeen thousand five hundred three (17,503) members, with 30 |
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33 | 33 | | two hundred seventeen (217) local chapters and three hundred thirty -five 31 |
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34 | 34 | | (335) advisors; and 32 |
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36 | 36 | | WHEREAS, agricultural education and the National FFA Organization 34 |
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37 | 37 | | ensure a steady supply of young professionals to meet growing demand in the 35 |
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38 | 38 | | field of the science, business, and technology of agriculture; and 36 SR23 |
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42 | 42 | | WHEREAS, the motto of the National FFA Organization, "Learning to Do, 2 |
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43 | 43 | | Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living to Serve", gives direction and 3 |
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44 | 44 | | purpose to students who actively pursue excellence in agricultural education; 4 |
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45 | 45 | | and 5 |
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47 | 47 | | WHEREAS, the National FFA Organization and the Arkansas Division of the 7 |
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48 | 48 | | Future Farmers of America promote citizenship, volunteerism, patriotism, and 8 |
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49 | 49 | | cooperation; and 9 |
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51 | 51 | | WHEREAS, National FFA Week will be celebrated during February 15 -22, 11 |
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52 | 52 | | 2025, 12 |
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54 | 54 | | NOW THEREFORE, 14 |
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55 | 55 | | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY -FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE 15 |
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56 | 56 | | STATE OF ARKANSAS: 16 |
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58 | 58 | | THAT the Senate recognize the importance and positive work of the 18 |
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59 | 59 | | National FFA Organization, commend the Arkansas Division of the Future 19 |
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60 | 60 | | Farmers of America officers and the National FFA Organization officers for 20 |
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61 | 61 | | their leadership, and recognize February 15 -22, 2025, as National FFA Week. 21 |
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63 | 63 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT upon adoption, a copy of this resolution be 23 |
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64 | 64 | | provided to the Arkansas Division of the Future Farmers of America and the 24 |
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65 | 65 | | National FFA Organization by the Secretary of the Senate. 25 |
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